CGEIT Governance OF Enterprise IT Practice Question
In the context of the COBIT 2019 framework, what does 'Governance' mean?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Evaluation, direction, and monitoring of enterprise activities.
Governance ensures that stakeholder needs, conditions, and options are evaluated to determine balanced, agreed-upon enterprise objectives.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Execution of technical tasks.
Why it's wrong here
That is the definition of management.
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Evaluation, direction, and monitoring of enterprise activities.
Why this is correct
This is the core definition of governance within the COBIT framework.
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Managing the budget of the IT department.
Why it's wrong here
Budget management is a management function.
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Developing software applications.
Why it's wrong here
This is an operational/management activity.
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